, 1887-09-01

States. There IS not now child Iii
Ireland, it i held. who cannot read
or Is not being taught
Year by year Alaska gives fresh
evidences of its value and of the wis
dom Of its purchase Now it is gold
mine discovered, some profitable in
dustry created and developed. or some
fishery established Taking into con
sideration all the advantages of Alas
Ia and all the things of value which
=hc Produces, it will he found that
the Territory is paying a very hand
some Interest on the amount Of money
Invested il Its purchase from Russia.
+ Willing, a miner, who returned
from Cooks Inlet, Alaska, on the
schooner Hera, states that his party
found veins OF coal varying from sew
en- to two feet in thickness. Samples
Of the coal shown appear to be Ignite
with bituminous composition. The
samples were obtained from the sur
face of the veins. 1t is thought that
working may possibly develop bet
ter quality Of coal.
The death of Governor Bartlett, of
California. which is said to be near at
hand, will place the government of
! that state once more in the hands Of
the republicans. Governor Bartlett,
it viii be remembered, was elected in
1886 by majority of only 654. He
ran ahead of his ticket, and the re-
naming offices were secured by the
republicans. The lieutenant gov
ernor, r. Il. Waterman, is a republi-
can.
The treasury returns show that in
the fiscal year ending June 80. 1887,
about S25,000,000 was spent in the
purchase of silver bullion, which was
coined into about 100000 silver
dollars. This vast amount was ad-
ded to the great sum already accum-
ulated in the treasury vaults at
Washington. for which no practical
service can be found. 1t is a curious
fact, subject to frequent comment,
that California, which during all the
years of deprecated currency adj
hered steadfastly to gold, should dur
ing the last nine years range itself
on the side of the debased silver dol
lar currency, especially when it is
further remembered that gold is still
the metal product of chief value in
that state.
The S. +. AHd has this to say re-
garding the charges against ex Col
lector Beecher: This coast and the
Dominion and Mexican frontiers offer
fine opportunities for smuggling and
it is business as we'll organized as
any branch of legitimate trade. The
capital engaged in it is furnished by
men who are apparently above sus-
picloR and who can safely inspire
newspaper attacks on political
grounds upon officers whose offense
Is fidelity to the interest of the Treas
ury. Such has been tine inspiration
of these attacks on Captain Beecher
and we are confident that he can an.
swer to the Government satisfactorily
upon every point that has been made
against him"
Andrew D. White says: "I have
the impression that the time has come
when the republican party should
send its strongest and ablest men in
to the South to present to the South
ern people the advantages of a pro
teciive tariff. They are ripe for the
discu ssion of that question in the
South, and ready for a change of
front. They have seen the develop
ment of manufactures in the North
under system OF protective tariff,
and with manufactures just Begin
nlng TO spring MP in their territory
are seriously inclined to break away
from the old traditions and stand up
for the protective tariff policy. There
Is more than possibility that several
of the Southern states can be brought
away from the solid South on this
question"
| Colonel Marshall Mcdonald is now
en- route for the Pacific Coast, for the
purpose of making an investigation
on the Columbia river, also inspect
ing salmon stations on the McGl loud
river. McDonald's visit is partly for
the purpose of ascertaining, if possi-
bic, the cause of the decrease OF sal
mon in the Pacific Coast rivers. Col.
Mcdonald has been connected with
the United States Fish Commission
for some years. He is the inventor
of patent fishway, which is said to
be the best yet invented for permit
ting fish to pass up over dams and
nthe distractions In rivers. In Wash
ington last winter he made several
calls on the Oregon Congressional
delegation, with view to having his
fishway established at the Oregon
City falls.
The "tenderfoot" federal officials,
recently given places in this territory.
purpose to revolutionize the demo-
cratic party therein. and relegate the
cid leaders to the rear. OF these
fresh lmpOrtations, Surveyor General
breckenridge gives out that the dem
ocraiic party of the territory must be
reorganized and vigorous blood and
energiesa instilled into it; that the
party mNst have an organ to voice the
new order OF things. etc Where's
the Tacoma Neics, Olympia Standard,
Port Townsend Call. Chehalis Mug
get, Nalla Walla Statesman, and the
Coifax COmmOaerf This new organ
lz'tlon, 1t Is privately given ont, by
tie forerunner Of the scheme of Del
e:Eate FUUrii,'. $ 20 secure the admis-
81 II OF the tcrrit'ry next winter rs a
ste, when i their purpose to cap
tu.e the ! oli'icai administration of
II. :. I IL .Ie Old timers the old
pioneer w. ihor,"s thiuk of this
wiley arraHSemnnt2- " IL. .States-
man.
re n Y SIR. in au editorial en-
titi'-d ".ias ''i's Opportunity" dis
cu-ses 'h'. I4'rrocrauic canal II
say: l. - luw rcasoIa' lv ceriniI,
;ii"t IA" P,nal.i9 anai i approach
iaS lha last q t,h that will ever l.c
opri"d With French clIit;l More
over, - imncus,, i ~ insur-ralII,.
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the prUj -s'-. lis''t II may l." safely II
same! In Il nn i!rw eualpaI,v nf Eurv
can or -Ai.i> !! ..'i CAPITALISTS will -
sry lhe task which D-Lt-,, ps mu.;
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